Preparation. During the week before Tet, some families visit the graves of parents and grandparents. Fresh earth is placed on top, weeds removed from around it and incense is burnt to invoke the souls of the dead from the other world to return to visit the family home. The Kitchen God (Ong Tao or Mandarin […]
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The sexual revolution was late to arrive in Vietnam; more accurately, it arrived during the sixties and promptly departed on the last American chopper in 1975. But the tag team of AIDS and the Internet sparked a new sexual revolution at the turn of the century. Young men and women suddenly had access to information
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On a cool autumn day, my friend and I were lucky enough to visit Ma Pi Leng Pass, considered the king of all passes in Viet Nam, which locates in Meo Vac district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. Ma Pi Leng Pass, also called the Great Wall of Viet Nam, is one
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Vietnam Airlines will fly from the resort island of Phu Quoc to Singapore in November and to Siem Reap (Cambodia) in December, the carrier said in a press conference Wednesday. The national flag carrier said it plans to launch service from Phu Quoc to Singapore on November 2, with two flights on Thursday and Sunday
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